Biomes and Ecosystems

Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year.

• Tundra
• Taiga
• Desert
• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This biome gets the highest percentage of rain yearly

• Taiga
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest
• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 
• warm and dry 
• cold and dry 
• warm and wet 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert
• Temperate Rainforest
• Tropical Rainforest
• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

• savannah/grassland

• taiga

• tundra

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A community of plants and animals that have similar characteristics and needs.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

Type of tree that loses and regrows leaves each year.

• deciduous
• coniferous
• pine tree
• oak tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The following animals would most likely be found in which biome?

• desert

• rainforest

• taiga

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An example of a freshwater habitat would be:

• ocean

• marine

• rivers and lakes

• grassland

Which animal is commonly found in grassland ecosystems?

• Polar bears

• Zebras

• Penguins

• Sea turtles